Demonstrators chanted and gave short speeches about the possible consequences of the cutbacks.

“In anticipation of the Conservative austerity budget … we are here standing in solidarity, protesting the unnecessary austerity agenda,” Lori Walton, PSAC’s Atlantic Director, announced to the crowd.

The federal budget, to be released March 29, is expected to tighten the budget of Canada’s public sector. But the PSAC believes the cuts will do more harm than good.

“We have to look no further than our own backyard,” Walton said. She mentioned public services like the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre, which saves the lives of fisherpersons and others who travel off the Atlantic coast.

Demonstatrors hoist a a crowned effigy of Stephen Harper at the PSAC day of actions

The 61 billionaires, he explained, are twice as wealthy as the bottom 17 million Canadians combined.

“Today, across Canada, in gatherings like this one, concerned workers are standing up and speaking up,” declared Walton. “You will hear our voices form a wave from east to west, north and south. We will continue to stand together with you and for you to save our valuable public services.”

Lori Walton talks to Peninsula News about the PSAC. Day of Action
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